The College of Creative Arts is a provider of relevant, internationally benchmarked undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in art, design and visual and material culture.

The College provides a thriving, well equipped learning environment where research, scholarship and creative practice flourish. From selected entry to completion of their degree, students are equipped with a knowledge base and skill set that enables them to win awards, represent New Zealand and hold key positions that define creative thinking in industries around the world.

Through its four units - the School of Design, incorporating the Institute of Communication Design and the Institute of Design for Industry and Environment, School of Fine Arts, School of Visual Communication Design and the Auckland School of Design - the College delivers programmes including:

Integrated Design, Textile Design, Fine Arts and Photography, Spatial Design, Visual and Material Culture, Transport and Industrial Design, Fashion Design and Business, and a full range of Visual Communication Design programmes. A number of research centres work in synergy with the teaching portfolio. The respect and reputation gained through the quality-assured research and innovative practice of the College staff and students ensures that it continues to be the leading New Zealand tertiary provider of a creative arts education and a world-class research-lead facility.

Undergraduate Study

Undergraduate study at the College of Creative Arts offers a unique blend of learning opportunities designed to excite, inspire and challenge. More than simply a place for learning how to design or how to make art, it is also a place for questioning, experimenting and looking at things differently. Design and fine arts are catalysts for thought and action - they trigger response and they invite engagement. Our undergraduate programmes get students on the road to becoming agents of change.

Central to a creative arts education at CoCA are the studio courses - where students get to explore, reflect, experiment, make a mess, rework, refine, CREATE! They are also bombarded by lectures, tutorials, workshops, seminars, demonstrations, discussions and critiques that all contribute to a rich programme of professional and scholarly activity. The results of this intense hotbed of ideas and practice are exhibited throughout the year, to be seen throughout the physical and virtual environments around us.

The ability to test, trial and experiment is a defining characteristic of studying at CoCA. Before committing to a specific field of study, students can have a taste of each field available at CoCA and then make up their mind from an informed position. The multi-disciplinary make-up of the College facilitates cross-pollination and collaboration throughout the programmes. This is the distinctiveness of CoCA’s undergraduate degrees - they offer a productive testing ground for ideas and for individuals.

Postgraduate Study

The College of Creative Arts offers a wide range of internationally bench-marked postgraduate opportunities. The quality of its provision through supervision and studio directed research enables the pursuit of excellence in a range of practices. Postgraduate study allows students to consolidate and further explore their main area of interest in Design, Fine Arts or Visual and Material Culture. The College welcomes applications from those with appropriate qualifications, demonstrated ability and an ongoing commitment to Art and Design practice.

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Last Updated: 01 October 2012
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